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MARIO MEYER- CPO and Head of Global Quality for the Division Plants at Ammann Group
Podcast
24.02.2026

Mario Meyer, CPO at Ammann Group, explains why negotiation-led savings often fade in project procurement and why execution matters as much as price. Episode 25.

Podcast promotional graphic about balancing AI hesitation and hype in procurement, featuring a professional man and colorful abstract shapes
Podcast
03.12.2025

Salvatore Lombardo, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Coupa, explains how procurement turns AI into measurable value without falling for the hype. Episode 24.

Podcast promotional graphic about private equity redefining procurement value, featuring a smiling man in business attire and glasses with modern abstract shapes
Podcast
20.11.2025

Will Harman, founder of Trusted Value Creation, explains how private equity unlocks procurement value at speed and why insight and timing beat scale. Episode 23.

Podcast promotional graphic about elevating procurement from tactical service to strategic partnership, featuring a smiling man in business attire against a blue and orange abstract background
Podcast
05.11.2025

Niels Walberg, CPO at K+S, explains how procurement moves from reactive service delivery to a strategic business partner. TPI Podcast, episode 22.

Podcast promotional graphic about building procurement resilience in a volatile digital age, featuring a serious man in a suit and glasses against a blue and orange abstract design
Podcast
22.10.2025

Kai Dittberner of Giesecke+Devrient explains why procurement resilience depends on people as much as on technology, and how to build lasting capability. Episode 21.

Karl Poulsen, CPO Hiscox – podcast on procurement digitalisation | H&Z
Podcast
08.10.2025

Karl Poulsen, CPO at Hiscox, explains how to lead a digital procurement transformation from a greenfield start and make it stick globally. TPI Podcast, episode 20.

Barbara Stolle-Amedick, Hitachi Energy – podcast on supply chain leadership | H&Z
Podcast
24.09.2025

Barbara Stolle-Amedick of Hitachi Energy explains how leadership and culture move procurement beyond order writing into a business-enabling role. TPI Podcast, episode 19.

Podcast cover graphic featuring the title 'Continuous Reinvention: Navigating Volatility in Procurement Leadership' with a silhouette of a professional and abstract shapes in blue and orange, illustrating thought leadership content for a consulting firm.
Podcast
06.08.2025

Gaël De Martelaere, Head of Direct Procurement at Dow, on leading procurement through volatility, margin pressure and constant change. TPI Podcast, episode 18.

Podcast promotional graphic titled 'Staying the Course: Leading Procurement Through Crisis with Clarity and Courage' featuring Dieter Dehoorne, Group Senior VP & CPO Global Procurement at Vestas, with his portrait and corporate colors, symbolizing procurement leadership, resilience and clarity in consulting during crisis.
Podcast
16.07.2025

Dieter Dehoorne of Vestas shows how CPOs lead procurement through crisis with trust, simplicity and close supplier collaboration. TPI Podcast, episode 17.

Podcast cover featuring Demetrios Kappos, former VP of global procurement and supply chain management, discussing splitting efficiency from strategy and modern procurement for the consulting industry
Podcast
25.06.2025

Demetrios Kappos, former VP Global Procurement at EagleBurgmann, on separating operational efficiency from procurement strategy. TPI Podcast, episode 16.

Procurement Initiative Leaders podcast cover Beyond the RFQ with Ottobock CPO Gao Kwintmeyer portrait | H&Z
Podcast
10.06.2025

Ottobock’s CPO Gao Kwintmeyer on purpose-driven procurement, supplier trust and the leadership that makes procurement strategic. TPI Podcast, episode 15.

Procurement Initiative Leaders podcast cover Orchestrate or Stagnate with TeamViewer Director Alexander Pilsl | H&Z
Podcast
26.05.2025

Alexander Pilsl explains how TeamViewer re-engineered procurement to remove bottlenecks and create business impact. TPI Podcast, episode 14.

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